Paper doll&#39;s dress



Nov. 30, 1937. EMERY 2,100,386

PAPER DOLL'S DRESS Filed Oct. 9, 1935 INVENTOR GEORGE HYDE EMERY ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 30, 1937 arcane PATENT OFFICE PAPER DOLLS DREss George Hyde Emery, Norwalk, Conn. Application October 9, 1933, Serial No. 44,289

3 Claims. (01. s- 157) .This invention relates to paper dolls and particularly to a dress for a paper doll, one object ofitheinvention being the production of a dress of such construction that when applied to a paper doll, the back as well as the front of the doll will be covered and thereby provide a complete garment for the doll.

",Another object of the invention is to provide a'dr'esswhich can be cut from a sheet of paper upon which it is printed as a unitary structure consisting of front and rear portions of the dress and then folded to dispose the front and rear portions in covering relation to a figure also cut fromthe sheet of paper as a bodyfor the doll 1 a'n'd securely held in covering relation to the doll. .-.:l Another object of the invention is to so form the1rear portions of the dress that when they aretfolded they will be disposed back of the front portioirin conforming relation thereto with portionslroffithe rear sections overlapped so that a fastenerficarried'by one section may be passed th-r'ough'the overlapped portions and securely but releasably hold vthe. rear sections in their proper positions relative to the doll and each other.

A'i'still further Iobject of the invention is to so form the rear sections that when folded a complete rear portion of a dress will be formed and the fastener carried by one section and passed through sections overlapped thereby will be completely hidden from View and thereby cause the dress to be as attractive in appearance as it is when viewed from the front.

With these and numerous other objects in View, my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application:

Figure l is a view looking at the front of a doll figure to which a dress of the improved construction is to be applied;

Figure 2 is a front view of the dress when first cut from a sheet of paper;

Figure 3 is a front View showing the improved dress applied to the paper doll illustrated in Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is a rear view of the doll and dress.

In describing the invention, I shall refer to the drawing in which simliar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which the figure representing a doll and indicated by the numeral I is printed upon paper of a desired thickness and the dress indicated in general by the numeral 2 is also printed upon paper which may be the same sheet having the doll printed thereon or a separate sheet of paper which may be of the same thickness as the doll or thinner in order that it may be easily folded, it being understood that the figure and the dress are to be cut from the sheet or sheets of paper and the dress then folded andapplied to the figure.

The dress 2 when out from the sheet of paper has a front section 3, main rear sections 4 and 5, and upper-rear sections 6 and i which may be referred to as auxiliary rear secticns;and may constitute continuations of the upper portion of the dress or form portions of an auxiliary garment such as a cape or the like worn with the dress. The main sections 4 and 5 are disposed at opposite sides of the front sections and integrally connected therewith as shown at 8 and 9 by portions disposed'in vertical alignment with each other so that by creasing the sheet of paper along a line passing through these attaching portions, the sections 4 and 5 may be disposed back of the front section with the marginal edge portion l'ifl of the section 5 overlapped by the section t. The auxiliary sections 55 and I extend upwardly from the shoulders of the front section at opposite sides of the neck opening H formed by the portion of the paper sheet cut from between the two auxiliary sections and when these auxiliary sections are folded rearwardly in conformity with the shoulder line of the front section, they are disposed in covering relation to the upper portions I 2 and I 3 of the sections 4 and 5 as shown in Figure 4 with the marginal portion of the section 6 overlapping the section 1. Slots l4 and I5 are formed in the sections 1 and 5 which are disposed in substantially registering relation to each other when the rear sections are folded rearwardly and the section 6 carries a tongue it of the proper width to have snug sliding engagement through the slots and of such length that when it has been passed inwardly through these slots, it can not accidentally slip out of place.

When this paper doll is in use, the Figure 1 is disposed back of the front section 3 of the dress and the back sections 4 and 5 folded rearwardly so that they are disposed back of the doll body with the section 4 overlapping and covering the marginal portion In of the section 5. The two auxiliary rear sections 6 and 1 are then folded rearwardly against the upper portions l2 and [3 of the sections 4 and 5 and the tongue It passed inwardly through the slots l4 and IS. The tongue is curved slightly longitudinally and when thrust into place, it lies flat between the section 5 and the body of the doll where it will remain firmly in place and not be liable to slip out through the slots. The dress will cover both the rear and the front of the doll and the doll when so dressed will be attractive in appearance when viewed from, the back as well as from the front and also there will be no danger of the dress slipping out of its proper position upon the doll. When it is desired to remove the dress and apply another, it is merely necessary to catch hold of the section 6 and draw the tongue outwardly until it has been entirely withdrawn from the slots, thus releasing the two auxiliary rear sectionsgso that they may be swung away from the main rear sections 4 and 5 and the main rear sections then swung away from the doll. Another dress can then be applied in the same manner where it will remain until intentionally removed.

From the foregoing description of the construction of my improved invention, the method of applying the same to use will be readily understood. It will be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and efficient means for carrying out the objects of the invention and while I have particularly described the elements best adapted to perform the functions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form, proportion and in the minor details of construction. may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what, is claimed is:

1. In a dress for a paper doll, a front section, main rear sections at opposite sides of the front sections foldable rearwardly back of the front sec-- tion with one of the rear sections overlapping the other, auxiliary rear sections carried by the front section and foldable rearwardly into overlying relation to end portions of the main rear sections with one auxiliary rear section overlapping the other, and means carried by one auxiliary rear section and adapted for interlocking engagement with the other auxiliary rear section and one of the main rear sections to releasably hold the auxiliary and main rear sections folded rearwardly.

2. In a dress for a paper doll, a front section, main rear sections carried by the front section at opposite sides thereof and foldable rearwardly back of the front section, auxiliary rear sections carried by the upper end of the front section above the main rear sections and foldable rearwardly and downwardly into overlying relation to upper portions of the main rear sections with one auxiliary section overlapping the other, the overlapped auxiliary section and one main section being formed with registering slits and the overlapping auxiliary section having a tongue extending laterally from its inner side edge and adapted to be passed through the slits to releasably secure the rear sections in their folded positions.

3. In a dress for a paper doll, a front section, main rear sections carried by the front section and integrally united thereto at opposite sides thereof and foldable rearwardly back of the front section from opposite sides thereof with the free side edge portion of one rear section overlapping the other, auxiliary rear sections. integrally carried by the front section at its top and spaced and united upper portions of the front section and,

the auxiliary rear sections serving as means adapted to straddle shoulders of a paper doll and support the dress upon the doll, the overlapped auxiliary rear section and one of the main rear sections being formed with slits, and 'a tongue projecting laterally from the inner side edge of the overlapping auxiliary rear section and adapt ed to be passed inwardly through the slits to releasably retain the rear sections in their folded positions back of the front section.

GEORGE HYDE EMERY; 

